Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced 16 naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought 17 in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon gave up their pressed flowers and insects. 18 them, I had no ear 19 music and languages, I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic.
Before World War I we 20 our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the memory of the house we lived 21 , of my room and my toys. I can hardly 22 clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered 23 door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm 24 , the local birds and, 25 all, the insects.
I am a 26 , not a scientist. I have a strong 27 of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigation. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy 28 the midnight oil 29 reading about other people' s observations and discoveries. Then 30 happens that brings these observations together 31 my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy(想象),you see the answer 32 the riddle, and books, of which some might honor with the tide of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist ; one of the outstanding and essential 33 required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only 34 but also hard training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is 35 . If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
16. A. it
B. that
C. what
D. of
17. A. out
B. about
C. up
D. back
18. A. Unlike
B. Like
C. With
D. Against
19. A. of
B. at
C. to
D. for
20. A. spent
B. purchased
C. wounded
D. burnt
21. A. out
B. in
C. with
D. together
22. A. remind
B. rewrite
C. recall
D. review
23. A. near
B. next
C. far
D. little
24. A. products
B. animals
C. fields
D. skies
25. A. over
B. on
C. above
D. across
26. A. naturalist
B. philosopher
C. chemist
D. mathematician
27. A. wish
B. eagerness
C. imagination
D. love
28. A. burning
B. making
C. hunting
D. turning
29. A. as if
B. while
C. though
D. after
30. A. somewhat
B. someone
C. somewhere
D. something
31. A. of
B. on
C. to
D. over
32. A. of
B. on
C. to
D. at
33. A. qualities
B. games
C. activities
D. desires
34. A. self-contained
B. self-discipline
C. self-centered
D. self-governed
35. A. made
B. born
C. produced
D. found
Ⅲ.閱讀理解/Reading comprehension(40分)
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